Directed by Ousmane Sembene. With Makhouredia Gueye, Ynousse N'Diaye, Isseu Niang, Mustapha Ture. A money order from a relative in Paris throws the life of a Senegalese family man out of order. He deals with corruption, greed, problematic family members, the locals and the changing from his traditional way of living to a more modern one.